The Bradley soccer team kicked off its 2012 campaign last weekend splitting two games at Shea Stadium. Gone is a talented senior class that led the Braves to two consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament, including a berth in the second round a season ago.…
Posts published in August 2012
After 60 years with food provider Eurest, Bradley’s dining sector is now handled by a major campus food provider, Aramark Higher Education. The two-and-a-half month swap made changes to every dining facility and food mart at Bradley, and General Manager Matt Wilton said there’s still…
The most watched event in United States television history, the London 2012 Olympics, was brought to you in part by Bradley students. 10 students interned for NBC this summer, the broadcasting network covering the games, where they performed a variety of tasks in both London…
Chick-fil-A’s Bradley debut arrives on the heels of CEO Dan Cathy’s highly-publicized comments regarding gay marriage. According to news outlets, he stated that, “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better…
The Activities Council of Bradley University hosted their first, and maybe their only, big event of the semester last Saturday. Currently, ACBU is unsure if there will be a fall concert. ACBU collaborated with +Music and Brave Sounds Entertainment to coordinate a free music festival…
Last season ended on a sour note. The Bradley volleyball team finished one win shy of advancing to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament for the first time since 2005. This season started on a much sweeter note. The Braves went undefeated in the North Carolina…
History is repeating itself, this time 115 years to be exact, as Westlake Hall has opened its doors to students once again. The Westlake renovation was one of the projects generated from the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance, and after two years, an estimated…
It was a bright, clear day, the temperature warm but not humid, the sea breeze relaxing my sunburned skin. My hands doggy-paddled awkwardly, and my mask needed another emptying of salt water. Worries about drowning in an unflattering scuba mask drifted away lazily as I…
Last year Bradley University piloted its very own condom distribution program where students were given access to free condoms. Students can simply walk down to the office in their residence hall or the Wellness Center and take a pack of condoms for protected sex at…
After last year’s Girl Talk debacle, no one was quite sure what was going to happen with ACBU concerts at Bradley. Let’s be honest, with the stories of shockingly low ticket sales and even lower turnout, things were looking a little dicey. Couple that with…